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Divine Love in Islamic Mysticism : the Teachings of al-Ghazali and al-Dabbagh.

The two theories of divine love that are examined in this book have their foundations in Greek, Jewish, Christian and Muslim ideas. Al-Ghazâlî (twelfth century) was influenced mainly by Plato and Ibn Sina's teachings, while al-Dabbâgh (thirteenth century), who accepted some Ghazâlîan notio...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Abrahamov, Binyamin
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
Colección:Routledge Sufi series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • DIVINE LOVE IN ISLAMIC MYSTICISM
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • I. Introduction
  • 1. Love in Greek philosophy
  • 2. Love in Judaism
  • 3. Love in Christianity
  • 4. Love in Islam
  • a. Qur'ân and Hadîth
  • b. Theology
  • c. Philosophy
  • d. Mysticism
  • II. Al-Ghâzalî's theory of divine love in Kitâb al-Mahabba
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Definition, principles and causes of love
  • 3. The causes of the love for God
  • 4. The way to love God
  • 5. The signs of love
  • 6. God's love for man
  • 7. Summary
  • III. Al-Dabbâgh's theory of divine love
  • 1. The definition of love
  • 2. The human aspect in the love for God
  • 3. The emanative aspect in the love for God
  • 4. Perfection, beauty, and pleasure
  • 5. Affinity as a cause of love
  • 6. The classification of love
  • 7. Kinds of lovers
  • 8. Stations and states of lovers
  • 9. The relations between the states
  • 10. Summary
  • Notes
  • References and abbreviations
  • Index.